Kimwele Surname
Approximately 5,379 people bear this surname
Kimwele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5,365 | 1:8,608 | 1,119 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kimwele (1,715) may also be a first name.
Kimwele Demographics
Kimwele Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kimwele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimwele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kimwele is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kimwele.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimwele? popularity and diffusion
Kimwele is the 89,220th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,354,814 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimwele are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 185,411th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,715 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 5,365 people, or 1 in 8,608. In Kenya Kimwele is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 74 percent live, Nairobi County, where 7 percent live and Makueni County, where 6 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Kimwele Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimweile | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kimwel | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kimweli | 86 | 2,000 | / |
| Kimwela | 86 | 66 | / |
| Kimwole | 86 | 47 | / |
| Kimvele | 86 | 41 | / |
| Kimwell | 86 | 23 | / |
| Kimwely | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chimwele | 80 | 255 | / |
| Kemwel | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kimwil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimwili | 71 | 34 | / |
| Kimvela | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kemuele | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kimwila | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kumuele | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kimuela | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kemwell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimwali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimwoli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimwill | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaimvel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimbhel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chimweli | 67 | 136 | / |
| Kimbheli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quimwell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kembeley | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kimwele
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